davita wroteToday's news puts a new perspective on the MH370 tragedy.
Lawyers representing two children, whose father was on the A/C, have sued Malaysian Airlines and the Malaysian Gov't for negligence.
I'm very interested how they can prove negligence, but it will certainly be an interesting legal case, assuming a court will permit the case to be heard.
For my money it is premature and will only nullify the objective of getting to the truth. The search is ON everyday by the Australians and others equipped best to search.
I'd be interested in their contract with those children...assuming there is a financial compensation claim. I'd love to hear they are solely offering free representation to alleviate those children's economic welfare and future.
Sadly, I think....:icon_evil:
I just read there has been an out of court settlement for these 2 Malaysian brothers....
[I]"KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two Malaysian boys whose father was a passenger on the jetliner that vanished in March last year secured an out of court settlement in the tragedy's first legal case against Malaysia Airlines and the government.
Lawyer Arunan Selvaraj said Tuesday the mother of the boys decided to accept compensation on their behalf so that they can "move forward with their life." Arunan declined to reveal the amount.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board when it disappeared March 8 last year. Authorities believe it crashed in a remote part of the southern Indian Ocean. A search is still ongoing.
Other relatives of Flight 370 passengers were waiting for the outcome of the first case. Arunan said he did not know if there would be more law suits.
Malaysia Airlines has begun the process of paying compensation after the Malaysian government declared the jet's disappearance an accident.
Arunan declined to say whether the compensation was more than the family's entitlement under the Montreal Convention, which governs liabilities from airline disasters."[/I]
No mention of the amount but, under the Montreal Convention it would come to 113,000 SDRs, which is around US$140,000 these days. I'm sure they got more than that and imo accepting an out-of-court may have been the best way to go considering Malaysian Airlines is bankrupt and laying off all staff.... then rehiring about three-quarters under new contracts.
